VW Caddy Maxi Camper self build conversion.
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- My VW Maxi van converted over 2 months.
Feb/March 2017.
Since I've done this I've removed the 3 way fridge and fitted new shelves/unit in it's place. My new coolbox (Waeco CF26) will fit by the bulkhead.
An updated video (June 2018) of the Van with all of my modifications etc. can be found here...
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A 3rd updated video (June 2020) with further upgrades can be found here...
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Still the best caddy maxi conversion I've seen.
Thanks, praise indeed 😀
Fantastic! You've managed to get a feeling of space inside a mini-camper and inject lots of personality!
Awesome conversion, given me some great ideas sure they won't look as good as yours! Make sure your CO 2 detector is at head level or below, as the gas rises from the floor, I just found that out myself!
As a Newcastle fan living in Australia that ‘coming home’ song at 4:30 nearby made me cry !
Really neat and professionally done, really beautiful, I hope you have many happy travels, would love to see more videos of your travels and your lifestyle in your van. I wish I had a van like yours, lucky you.
Love it, looking forward to doing this one day and having time to explore Snowdonia myself!
great job at a great finished cost! thanks for sharing and happy trails
Also - lovely conversion. I like the bedside window sill shelf and reusing an old duvet for insulation is a great idea.
Excellent choice of drink, King Goblin! haha You should put the LPG bottle in a airtight housing and put a drain hole in the floor in case it leaks
lovely little van,
enjoyed the video,
you must be very proud,
all the best.
Lovely van conversion, well done mate, enjoy your travels, I would love one. 👍🇬🇧🍻
Nice job as a boat owner just think it's worth pointing out ideally the gas should be in a sealed box vented low down to the outside as leaking propane lays on the floor and used to be a major fire hazard in yachts until they changed the regs to exterior venting .
Cracking conversion mate , so much put into a little van. Great adventures ahead .ATB Pete
madDog Bushcraft Thanks for that.
nicely done. . . . Im just starting a Caddy conversion, the sky light is a great idea, I hadn't thought of that.
Yes, the skylight is great, especially when cooking to let the hot air escape.
Really great work. Enjoy The adventures.
Looks good. I hope you have a vent at the lowest level near to the gas canister - as is a regulation for boats and caravans.
Amazing well done one of my project. I convert my seat Alhambra 4 years ago working well till now.
Thanks Michael.
The best I ever have seen ! Thank`s appriciate
very nice and clean,organized job✌
you did well fitting that all in . great job :) subbed and liked
I like this van, nice setup :)
nice job very good interior design
Good job. Looks great and very encouraging. I was thinking of doing something along the same lines.
William Dashwood , thanks, hopefully it will inspire you.
Definately just a dream for me as i have a family. But congratulations on an awesome effort. Im in love with these builds.
Tfs & safe travels 🚙
Thanks for your comments. I hope your dream comes true one day.
We're are looking to live on the road in 4 -7yrs depending on circumstances so it will happen. For now we'll be content with travelling on weekends and holidays. Thankyou 🌹
Waouh super beau fourgon aménagé bravo!! et bon voyage
Very nice job!
Great job!!!
nice one mate...well done
great job, can't wait to set up my caddy, some great ideas and interesting to read how you have rethought things over time, thanks
Thanks, never think your conversion is finnished! lol. I'm always fine tuning and redesigning. Only yesterday I finished off a shower curtain that wraps around the back doors, to make a private shower cubicle.
Btw, there is a 2nd video of all of the undates... Obviously several more tweaks since.😀
how cool, I guess each time the camper is used you get to think about how it went......
@@55glencoe thanks I will check it out
Ottimo lavoro, complimenti!!!
this is inspirational. love it.
gas bottle should be in a sealed area with a drop vent, when I fit a co alarm in a house (I am a HETAS installer ) I have to fit it 150 mm down from the ceiling on the wall or 250 mm from the wall on the ceiling
Thanks for the info on that.
I hear "coming home" I like the video. :-D
Very good mate. Love it...
Great van. Love to be able to afford one.
Looks toasty warm in there.
Congrats, nice job and thanks for sharing. Jürgen
Cheers Juergen
I wouldn't do carpet on the floor. Gets dirty, wet, and mouldy in no time if you use the van a lot.
And I'd favor one cooktop burner and a basin for washing and rinsing stuff. I'd be interested to know how often you use 2 burners at the same time.
And LEDs are so efficient now, two would suffice. A smaller one for reading in bed would be a plus.
I've got mixed feelings about LPG bottles left open in the living area. I know of 4 vans that have burned to the ground in the last 40 years, and all of them were due to faulty bottle fittings and lines. All I can say is use the best fittings and lines money can buy....not cheap Chinese stuff.
Where I come from, I'd favor an external hot water shower.
Nice job.
Nice job
Great job, happy travels :-)
Thank you
CamperVan HandyMan does the leisure batter have to go in a box and does it have to be vented to outside?
55glencoe g
BZeeeB It fits fairly snugly behind the passenger seat, no box, just a plastic lid cover. I Have not got it vented, not sure if I should or not to be honest?
55glencoe I have just a British gas caddy maxi yours today so am looking to do something similar with it. After lots of research I'm still not sure if it should be vented or not! Next step is to ring a battery supplier and ask them. Can you tell me if there is storage under the passenger seat? I haven't picked my van up and forgot to check when I looked at it
Awesome video
nicely done :)
Beautiful!
Wow amazing ☺
Good work
Well done
This is epic👍🏻
The VW caddy maxi is very expensive so I will be starting my conversion once I get the van I want. 2011 would be perfect.
Enjoy 😊
Super great
Goooood Job! ☺
Awesome !
Nice
Lovely build! But please remember, carbon monoxide is heavy and detectors should be placed low down
Thanks, they are at floor level now. (as you will see in the updated video)
Fantastic conversion!!! One of the best video's. I love the fact that you don't narrate it. Amazing band. Who are they?.
Thank you. The song is Welcome home, by Radical face.
Dire straights
Love it. Would love to see it. I'm going to convert an s reg peugeot partner...wish me luck
Paul Booth Good luck, hope you enjoy building it like I did.
Great looking conversion, well done. Will you be doing more videos showing life with your new van?
VW T5 Travels From time to time yes
New updated video is now up.
Link to new updated video...
th-cam.com/video/Q3y0n_Tp1AI/w-d-xo.html
Very nice conversion. I do like what you have done to the van. What insulation did you use in behind the silver insulation? Is it fibreglass or have you used the recycled plastic?
a mixture of silver bubble wrap, loft insulation and expansion foam
Great mini conversion. Love the music, who is it?
Yep I like it😊
Nice job mate. I'd love to do the same has you but the vw caddy maxi van are massively expensive. They are double the price of every other van of similar size. One day I will get there then build my own maxi campervan. Be lucky mate.
Having driven a good few similar type vans, VW Caddy was always my favourite, hence my decision to buy one. Hopefully you'll get your wish one day.
55glencoe. It the rate I'm going it's going to be 2020 before I can get started. Better late than never I say.
Howdy,,flippin grand job there! I'm just starting mine. The 3rd row of seats has been folded foreward and is stuck in that position with the mechanism stuck. Any idea how to get it out?
Sorry don't know
Love it
Brendan Brady fan thanks
Bien !
I saw you in Badachro near Gairloch
Great, not many like mine, and it stands out!
Cool video! How much did it cost to convert?
Probably around £2,000 including the fridge and heater, which are very expensive.
Hi nice job lovely little home where's your toilet 🚽 and shower.
I now have both toilet and shower. so totally self contained now.
Waouhhhh!! :-)
nicer than me house
Do you have step by step video for the wiring and how to split relay? Also what battery you use that didn't get dried up from the fridge? This seems a cheaper option for me rather than putting a solar panels. Thanks.
Hi, A Mate who does electronic car repairs helped me with the split charger, but the kits do come with instructions. I've got 2 leisure batteries in parallel, both 110ah. They would last about 3 to 4 days without a charge, I've since fitted a solar panel, which is brilliant (Although I've not had chance to appreciate it since lockdown)
@@55glencoe thanks, man! I've been saving up so I'll just go with split relay before I got enough to put on solar panels and maybe buy lifepo4. I'm a newbie so definitely gonna find someone to wire it for me before I'll be brave enough to do it on my own 😅
Love you taid
that looks like what I want. And now, how fast can you Caddy go with al the stuff you put on? I live in Mexico by the border with California so having a 65-75 mph is a good thing... Maybe I still don't have the time to live in the Van but I would like to do some 5 day trips and would love to just take a van like that and do it. Thanks!!
I don't push it, but speed is no problem, easy 70, probably would go 90 easily.
@@55glencoe thanks! I am not a spped junky, and all my vehicles prove it! lol!! speed tickets too expensive, so I just keep it legal. Thanks for the inspiration, how tall are you? and I am thinking if I need to insulate the van? I live in Mexico and Baja gets hot, so around here, winthers can be 40F-50F for a low and during summer, lows only get to 60's F and in the desert even higher, so until I do the Mexico Alaska trip, I think it is not necessary. What do you think?
Not sure how it would perform up a ramp over a wall?!!! ;-)
@@damasovi_travels1244 I'm 5ft 8inches. Insulation works to keep heat out as well. But you would need a skylight like mine, and windows that open. (which I haven't got) and a fan. I experienced temps of 40c in France last year, it was horrible sleeping in it, I had all the doors open overnight to get some air flowing. But that was an exception.
What charge your battery, i notice you dont use solar panel.
quantum Entangle I have a split relay, so the leasure battery only gets charged when moving.
I was thinking to buy VW Caddy but regular one not the Maxi, what do you think is there enough space for single bad and some storage ? I am 1.75cm
Hi, I'm about the same height 1.75m ;-) I measured up the regular and it is far too small, your feet and head would be touching each end, I'd definitely go for the Maxi.
💪👍👌
how wide did you make the bed ? I'm trying to work out if I'll have space for 600mm wide bed that slides out to 1100mm and still get a sink/hob unit in on the other side and be able to squeeze between the 2 when the bed's slid away
Mine is 600mm wide. I find that fine.
I was thinking 600 for mine so that's excellent news thanks very much. you recall how deep your cooker unit ended up ? like the slide out table btw
@@johnmatthews1095 The unit is 370mm, leaving a gap of 450mm. Just enough room for my spare "bed" to fold out. See updated video here which includes the spare bed feature: th-cam.com/video/Q3y0n_Tp1AI/w-d-xo.html
How did those vents for the fridge hold up to water ingress mate?
They seemed fine whilst being used, but I ditched that 3 way fridge and blocked them off after a few month's.
Got some questions. If you don’t mind.
I would love to do something like this myself,
how long did this take you?
How much was the final cost?
Where did you buy the stuff? Cooker, 250v hookup etc?
Aron Lloyd total cost was around 2,000,inc expensive items like coolbox and heater. Cooker from Gooutdoors using price matching. Hookup, various bits from ebay. Heater and fridge from Jackson leisure. Loads of other stuff from ebay. Took me 2 to 3 months for main work, various mods ever since.
thank you! Looks epic though, good job!! The panel windows, were they originally for a transporter?
I got the garage I bought the van off to fit them, so custom for that van I suppose. Cost of them not in the 2000
Ah awesome! thank you for the feed back!
Wow you got 1.4K in 20 minutes your popular and yes you can help me do it
Awsome job .. thou no storage for your boys toys !
You'd be surprised where I can get mt boys toys in. :-)
i,m a kitesurfer ! and i have 7kites 3 boards - 5 wetsuits - etc etc etc - and - i would love to have a smaller van -
Andrew Pattullo ah, my toys are a little smaller lol
Do all Caddy Maxi's have twin sliding side doors, or can you find them with just one?
Wonky Lommiter I think they all have 2.
Thanks 55glencoe.
What is the black thing in the middle of the ceiling? is it a vent? I have been looking for smaller vent fans.
It's a vent, it's just the wind that spins it. It was already fitted when I bought it. Most ex British Gas vans have them.
Nice job. Hope you enjoy it. If it's not sscret, what was total costs?
Hi, around £1,300 total, that includes pretty well everything.
55glencoe
Great build mate.
The heater installation, have you got the item name and description for it, please?
Propex Heatsource HS2000 12v LPG Gas Blown Air Heater
55glencoe cheers buddy.
55glencoe would you sell it thanks
Where did you stay in snowdonia mate?
Llyn Cregennen near Cadair Idris.
Is this a ex British Gas van? I see lots are available second hand but you have to deconstruct the interior racking.
Yes an ex-BG van. I bought it from a dealer, so all the racking was already removed
nice van! great inspiration :) I just want to point out that the carbon monoxide detector needs to be closer to the floor, as co2 is heavier than oxygen! potentially you would be dead before the alarm went off.. not a nice way to end your camping trip!
Even Hansen Thanks, moved it lower now.
Even Hansen now at floor level.
Based on this web page, good place for CO alarm would be the hight of mouth, so bed level. Gas is more heavy than oxygen, so the gas alarm should be on floor level.
www.safety.com/carbon-monoxide-detector-placement/#gref
Timo Grönroos thanks, I've a 2nd updated video recently published, the detector is now situated on by the floor.
Total myth re the detector being lower.
where do you buy the window?
The dealer I bought the van from.
Nice,but no shower..!
Andre Trepak aha! I now have a shower, look for the updated video I posted a month or so ago. :-)
55glencoe ok.than is better.
Link to new updated video...
th-cam.com/video/Q3y0n_Tp1AI/w-d-xo.html
Ok
Too many shots in the video ,c a mera moves too fast
CORRIGEEN71 hopefully my 2nd one is better...
th-cam.com/video/Q3y0n_Tp1AI/w-d-xo.html
Where's the toilet
Pee bottle. No room for a toilet.
Updated video is here...
th-cam.com/video/Q3y0n_Tp1AI/w-d-xo.html
Do not use loft insulation unless you bag it and seal it!! It maintains moisture and will rot your van out from the inside
Umm isn’t it a bad idea to put that kind of insulation so close to where you’ll be
Friend, lose the music, your videos will be better, IMO.
Mmmm, not sure that's possible?
Wait what the music is great and so is the van love it dude🤙
@@angryfootball6241 everyone to their own! Eh. Cheers mate. :-)
55glencoe that’s okay man happy travels
dump the music so irritating
Shite
Says the man with 1 subscriber, f##k you.
Silent movies went out of fashion in 1930. If you have no ability to speak, ask a friend to narrate your video. It's crap without any talk.
Very constructive, obviously you have a lot to say for yourself, spare me from your bullshit though, thanks.